Swedish noun

en förnedring

humiliation

Meaning

humiliation

Forms

Forms of förnedring
Singular, indefiniteen förnedring
Singular, definiteförnedringen
Plural, indefiniteförnedringar
Plural, definiteförnedringarna

förnedring is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor förnedring, den stora förnedringen. Check another noun

Practise förnedring

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Is it en förnedring or ett förnedring?

Questions

What does förnedring mean in English?

förnedring means “humiliation”.

Is it en förnedring or ett förnedring?

It is en förnedring, and “the humiliation” is förnedringen.

What is the plural of förnedring?

The plural of förnedring is förnedringar, and the definite plural is förnedringarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish fornidhring, equivalent to förnedra + -ing.

Nearby common words

förnedring is number 8,750 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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